Lam (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give a thrashing to; beat hard.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The boxer was about to lam his opponent in the ring following the sudden provocation.
- She was angry enough to lam him for his betrayal in a fit of rage.
- He threatened to lam anyone who dared to touch his sister.
- In a fit of fury, she picked up a nearby stick to lam him for ruining her day.
- His anger took over as he prepared to lam the man responsible for his family's suffering.
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Meaning 2
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- When the guards approached, the escapee decided to lam out of the prison yard.
- The thieves heard the police sirens and had to lam down the alley to avoid being caught.
- They made a plan to lam across the border to avoid arrest.
- As soon as the alarm went off, the burglar took his loot and had to lam out of there.
- She told her friend to lam out of the hotel before the bill collectors showed up.
Synonyms
- Run Away
- Take To The Woods
- Bunk
- Scat
- Fly The Coop
- Run
- Hightail It
- Escape
- Head For The Hills
- Scarper
- Turn Tail
- Break Away